RT Article
T1 Dispensation and Liturgy Mediated as an Answer to COVID-19 Restrictions: Empirical Study Based on Polish Online Press Narration
JF Religions
VO 12
IS 2
A1 Jupowicz-Ginalska, Anna
A1 Adamski, Andrzej
A1 Kiciński, Andrzej
A1 Przywara, Barbara
A1 Szewczyk, Marcin
LA English
PB MDPI
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1750246481
AB The main objective of this study is to determine the media image of dispensation and liturgy mediated during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The paper is based on interdisciplinary methodology, which combines elements of practical theology (the see-judge-act paradigm) and a communication and media studies approach (media content analysis, critical discourse analysis). The time range of the analysed media discourse is between 12 and 18 March 2020, which was the first week after issuing government restrictions towards liturgy and the Church’s response to that: granting the dispensation and supporting the mediatisation of liturgy. The material for the discourse analysis includes online editions of 20 Polish press titles. It occurs that the general attitude of the media towards dispensation and liturgy mediated was positive, but some media tended to present the topics according to their editorial policies. The paper also formulates a theological reflection: although liturgy mediated as a permanent solution could be challenging to accept, it allowed worshippers to experience the liturgy in times of isolation. It is, therefore, an expression of the Church’s concern for the health and lives of the faithful, although not entirely in line with the official and long-standing position of the Church towards the mediatisation of the liturgy.
K1 Covid-19
K1 Holy Mass
K1 Poland
K1 Broadcasting
K1 Digital Religion
K1 Internet
K1 mass media studies
K1 Mediatisation
K1 New Media
K1 Pastoral Theology
K1 press discourse
K1 Religion
DO 10.3390/rel12020127